The Oxford Law & Policy Fellowship 2019 for Early-Career Professionals | How to Apply
Applications
are now invited from suitably qualify applicants for The Oxford Law &
Policy Fellowship 2019 for Early-Career Professionals (Up to £26,000 Salary).
About The Oxford Law & Policy Fellowship 2019
The Oxford Policy Fellowship is currently
accepting applications from lawyers to join the programme and take up a
two-year posting in a government ministry. Our Fellows work at the interface of
law and public policy, providing direct support to senior government officials
and contributing to the delivery of strategic priorities of their posting
country.
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The
Fellowship is the start of an exciting new chapter in your career. It opens the
door to a career with a range of international agencies, NGOs, development
consultancies and governmental organisations.
The
Oxford Policy Fellowship also provides transformative career opportunities for
professionals who are passionate about development.
The
Fellowship is an initiative of Oxford Policy Management and its major
funding partner is the UK Government’s Department for International Development
(UK DFID). It has also received funding from the New Venture Fund and a private
donation.
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The Oxford Law &
Policy Fellowship Task
1. Successful candidates will live and work in
their posting country full-time for two years.
2. Supporting
the senior officials and exchanging knowledge with peers within the ministry.
3.
Contributing to procurement processes
and contract management;
4.
Drafting contracts, memoranda of
understanding and regulations;
5.
Providing inputs to drafting Public
Private Partnership (PPP) policies, and conducting research on possible
accompanying legal frameworks;
6. Facilitating
capacity building in areas requested by the Ministry and where you observe
clear gaps: from providing training or tools on how to review complex
commercial contracts to side-by-side learning achieved through team work (e.g.
working with colleagues to utilise track changes function in Word or refining
drafting and formatting skills);
7.
Assisting with Environmental Impact
Assessments, particularly relating to disputes and appeals;
Application Deadline: 1st February 2019.
Oxford Policy
Fellowship Eligibility.
·
Open
to outstanding candidates who have a demonstrable interest and some work
experience in law and/or policy;
·
Relevant
work or voluntary experience in a developing country; and strong computer
skills;
·
Depending
on the specific post for which you are applying, a law degree, an LLM, a
Masters in Law, a Masters in Public Policy, or a related field will be
required;
·
You
must also be willing to commit to a two-year posting in any of the
participating countries.
Benefits
of Oxford Policy Fellowship.
·
In
all cases, the Fellow will be accountable to their host Government ministry and
their line manager in Government. In all cases Fellows will be expected to
contribute to the Fellowship’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework
through regular reporting procedures.
·
Inclusive
of contributions from host Ministries, Fellows will receive a total salary of
£26,000 a year, plus a housing allowance and, airfare to and from the posting.
How to Apply
for Oxford Policy Fellowship.
There
are four stages to the recruitment for Fellows:
1. Application – candidates
will be required to provide a completed application form along with supporting
documents in order to be considered. Details will be made available on the ‘how
to apply’ page.
2. Skype interviews – based on the
applications we receive, candidates will be shortlisted to participate in a
first round Skype interview. These are informal 45 minute interviews over Skype
with two Fellowship representatives. Questions at this stage will be focused on
hard and people skills.
3. Panel interviews
& group exercises –
a further shortlist of candidates will be invited to attend an in-person
interview and group exercise. Requirements will include a 15 minute
presentation, competency based questions and group interaction.
4. Shortlist to
governments –
the final stage of the recruitment is for Fellowship staff to present the final
shortlist of candidates to each government line manager who will select their
preferred candidate based on their needs.
Application
Submission Process:
Candidates
should submit a completed application form and all other required documentation
to fellows@policyfellowship.org by
Friday 01 February 2019 at 12 noon (GMT). See here for more information on how
to apply.
Application form 2019 – the Oxford Policy Fellowship (please click here to download the document).
Note: Please contact fellows@policyfellowship.org if you have any questions or experience any issues when applying.
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